Grape

About Grape

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The cultivation of the domesticated grape began 6,000–8,000 years ago in the Near East. The earliest archeological evidence for a dominant position of wine-making in human culture dates from 8,000 years ago in Georgia. Yeast, one of the earliest domesticated microorganisms, occurs naturally on the skins of grapes, leading to the innovation of alcoholic drinks such as wine. The earliest known production occurred around 8,000 years ago on the territory of Georgia. During an extensive gene-mapping project, archaeologists analyzed the heritage of more than 110 modern grape cultivars, and narrowed their origin to a region in Georgia, where wine residues were also discovered on the inner surfaces of 8,000-year-old ceramic storage jars. The oldest winery was found in Armenia, dating to around 4,000 BC. By the 9th century AD the city of Shiraz was known to produce some of the finest wines in the Middle East. Thus it has been proposed that Syrah red wine is named after Shiraz, a city in Persia where the grape was used to make Shirazi wine. Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics record the cultivation of purple grapes, and history attests to the ancient Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans growing purple grapes for both eating and wine production. The growing of grapes would later spread to other regions in Europe, as well as North Africa, and eventually in North America. In North America, native grapes belonging to various species of the Vitis genus proliferate in the wild across the continent, and were a part of the diet of many Native Americans, but were considered by European colonists to be unsuitable for wine. Vitis vinifera cultivars were imported for that purpose.

Advantages of Grape

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Advantages of Grape Fruit, there are really much benefits of this fruit, but in this time, we just tell you 7 Advantages of Grape Fruit and I’m sure, you would like to eat grape fruit after you heat these all benefits. We know, if grape fruit was a favorite fruit of some people, many people use it as ingredients of foods, juice and others. Beside it, in the health world, Grape Fruits Benefits has a big role for our body and here are 7 benefits or Advantages of Grape Fruit for health.

Advantages of Grape Fruit | Fruits Benefits

1. Wine or Grapes has assimilatory power that can increase the water content in the lungs. This is very good for asthmatics because it can reduce the problem of shortness of breath.

2. Red wine contains a powerful antibacterial and antiviral, so it can protect the body from infection.

3. Alzheimer’s Research has shown that wine or grapes can improve brain health and prevent Alzheimer’s disease. This is because wine contains resveratrol, which is a polyphenol that reduces the level of amyloidal beta peptides in Alzheimer’s patients.

4. Breast cancer Research also indicates that purple grape juice helps in preventing breast cancer is significantly reduced tumor mass in the breast.

5. Wine or grape contains organic acids, sugars, cellulose, known as a laxative. These benefits are very good to deal with complaints of constipation or difficult bowel movements.

6. Grape juice contains instant energy. Grape juice that is rich in iron can reduce fatigue balanced with adequate rest.

7. Heart Disease, Nitric oxide levels in the blood will increase when you eat the grapes, which is useful to prevent clots and reduce the risk of heart disease. Antioxidants can also stop the oxidation of LDL cholesterol that block blood vessels.

There are seven Advantages of Grape Fruit for our health, and what do you think about that ? Would you try to like eating Grape ? Show me your idea about this kind of fruit.

Grape Juice

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Grape juice is obtained from crushing and blending grapes into a liquid. The juice is often sold in stores or fermented and made into wine, brandy or vinegar. In the wine industry, grape juice that contains 7–23 percent of pulp, skins, stems and seeds is often referred to as "must". In North America, the most common grape juice is purple and made from Concord grapes while white grape juice is commonly made from Niagara grapes, both of which are varieties of native American grapes, a different species from European wine grapes. In California, Sultana (known there as Thompson Seedless) grapes are sometimes diverted from the raisin or table market to produce white juice.

 

 

Grape Recipes

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Frozen Grapes

Topping Ingredients

1 tablespoon sugar (or Splenda)

1/2 cup red seedless grapes

Directions:

1. First, wash your grapes and shake them gently to get some of the water off.

2. Second, put them in a plastic bag with the sugar on top of them. (You may need more or less sugar, depending on how sweet your grapes are).

3. Roll around the plastic bag, coating all the grapes with the sugar or Splenda.

4. Now stick them in the freezer for at least an hour or two, and there you go! These keep for a very long time and you can make the recipe bigger or smaller.

Grape Salad

Ingredients:

2 lbs green seedless grapes

2 lbs red seedless grapes

8 ounces sour cream

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract, to taste

Topping Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar, packed, to taste

1 cup crushed pecans, to taste

Directions:

1. Wash and stem grapes.

2. Set aside.

3. Mix sour cream, cream cheese, white sugar and vanilla by hand until blended.

4. Stir grapes into mixture, and pour in large serving bowl.

5. For topping: Combine brown sugar, and crushed pecans.

6. Sprinkle over top of grapes to cover completely.

7. Chill overnight.